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AIM The purpose of this qualitative study was twofold: 1) explore factors contributing to the shortage of academic nurse educators (ANEs) and 2) identify opportunities to address these factors from the perspectives of nursing education institutions. BACKGROUND The nurse faculty shortage is a major national concern, with inadequate recruitment and retention. Addressing the nursing faculty shortage is important to maintain a sustained nursing workforce. METHOD Using a nominal group technique (NGT), a group of 45 diverse nurse educators from across the United States formed a virtual workgroup. RESULTS Findings led to an action plan formulated to guide educational institutions with ways to decrease the ANE shortage through recruitment and retention. CONCLUSION The evidence demonstrates the need for educational institutions to concentrate efforts on recruiting and retaining ANEs to combat the nursing shortage. The analysis offers recommendations to institutions to increase the number of qualified ANEs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is common in preterm infants, especially infants less than 32 weeks gestation. Mortality from NEC is 7% and occurs in 1 out of 1000 preterm infants. Studies have shown the efficacy of an exclusive milk from mother diet in decreasing rates of NEC and associated mortality. Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of an existing exclusive human milk diet (EHMD) protocol on the incidence of NEC in extremely premature infants. EHMD, for the purposes of this project is defined as breast milk of mother, with or without human milk-based fortifier. Methods: A single-center retrospective quasi-experimental study. The sample included 201 infants born less than 32 weeks gestation, weighing less than 1250 grams, small for gestational age (SGA) and with low Apgar scores. Outcomes measured included incidences of NEC, mortality, and co-morbidities in infants pre- and postinitiation of an EHMD protocol. Results: Just 4.8% of the EHMD group had a NEC diagnosis compared to 10.5% of the bovine-based (BOV) group. There was a 1% mortality rate of the EHMD group as compared to 6% in the BOV group. The EHMD group had a statistically significant greater weight gain during hospitalization as compared to infants fed BOV (P = < .05). Implications for Practice and Research: Neonatal intensive care units should consider EHMDs for use in this infant population. Future research is needed to support dissemination of the use of EHMD as standard of practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Professionalism and safety in patient care are concepts nurses are expected to exhibit in practice. High fidelity simulation was explored to assist in teaching students the behaviors needed to succeed in nursing. Nursing leaders identified areas in which graduates struggle, including critical thinking, skills acquisition, time management, role responsibilities, delegation, and effective communication. The project's purpose was to analyze students' perceptions regarding professional nursing values, identify gaps in knowledge concerning professional behavior, and determine perception change of professional values. A pretest post-test simulation intervention was chosen. Improvement in communication and autonomy was noted with statistically significant findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors discusses the use of an effective strategy in the universities through online social networking for the next generation of faculty talent. They state that social networking allows universities to place qualified applicants from a known associate. The authors highlight the advantages of social networking in the universities which include reducing cost, gaining popularity and maximizing efficiency and timesaving.

The purpose of this project was to examine the impact of accessibility to a provider via telemedicine on emergency department visit rates in adults, 35 years and older, on home hospice and palliative care. Utilizing a quasi-experimental design, 44 adults 35 years and older were educated on Doxy.me telemedicine usage as an intervention. Measures included gender, diagnosis, age, the reason for contact, and outcome (intervention group only); the number of emergency department visits, the number of 911 calls, and the number of discharges/transfers (control and intervention) in the 8 weeks after the evidence-based telemedicine intervention. Statistical analyses were performed to examine the number of emergency department visits and 911 calls preintervention and postintervention among all participants. A total of eight teletechnology calls were documented from a patient or patient caregiver. Among the intervention group, the number of emergency department visits and the number of 911 calls decreased from 12 (54.5%) to one (4.5%) postintervention. Paired-samples t tests show there were statistically significant differences in the number of emergency department visits and 911 calls between the two points in time. In conclusion, a telemedicine hospice care application may benefit a palliative and hospice organization by enhancing patient clinical outcomes and decreasing emergency department visit rates., (Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)